Basketball Recap: Phillipsburg Comes Up Short

It was a proper cat-fight when Phillipsburg faced off against Alma on Tuesday. The Phillipsburg Panthers took a blow against the Alma Cardinals, falling 75-41. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 204th in Kansas, while the Cardinals are ranked 79th in Nebraska).

Tucker Biskup was his usual excellent self, going 11-for-14 on his way to 29 points for Alma. The dominant performance gave Biskup a new career-high in points. Isaiah Neal was another key player, going 6-for-11 en route to 19 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Phillipsburg has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Alma, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Phillipsburg will host Thomas More Prep-Marian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Alma, they will be playing at home against Cambridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.